Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2013

Way too salty and calls for the tomatoes to be added at the beginning which messes up the cooking process for dry beans. The broth had a nice flavor under the saltiness, but the salt definitely makes it inedible.

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malevolentmuse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Orlando, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2012

I don't know if I did something wrong but I can tell that this recipe should be good but mine has a funny after taste kinda metallic. Any advice on what that could be and how to fix it?

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jessicahat

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2012

Excellent! Used andouille and celery flakes instead of celery salt, not additional salt but upped the heat with red pepper flakes. Wonderful!!!

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Carrie

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2012

Loved this! After reading other commenters, I left out the salt completely, and swapped the ham for spicy Italian sausage (which I had on hand). I used dried beans, so only added the tomatoes after the first hour of cooking. Will definitely make this again!

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Robyn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2012

Oh my gosh....this is so good! I had almost everything on hand, it took no time to prepare and it was delicious. This is one of the few times that I followed the recipe exactly and I'm glad I did. I wouldn't change a thing. Make this, you won't be sorry.

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Elizabeth

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Troy, Michigan, USA

Living In: Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2012

This is really great with Chinese BBQ Pork too!

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jjoyce25

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Renton, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2012

I made this soup in my slow cooker following the recipe almost exactly.... I used half of the salt and added the tomatoes after the beans had cooked as others had suggested. It was fantastic...a little on the spicy side which my family loves. It is definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing ANGCHICK !!

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Maxy M

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2012

After reading the reviews. I made a few changes: 1) Used low-sodium chicken broth 2) Used Smoked Turkey neck instead of ham 3) Chopped Carrots not shredded 4) No bay leaf or ground mustard, didn't have any 5) Added salsa, extra cayenne pepper, jalapeno 6) used dried beans, didn't soak . It turned out very good. Thanks for the recipe.

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CLPOW

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2012

Delicious! I added more spices than called for (may just be that mine are old) and used bacon instead of ham and no celery (no celery or ham in Albania) and used extra garlic instead of adding so much garlic salt. I also took Karen's advice into account and cooked everything but the bouillon, salt, and tomatoes until the beans were just about cooked through and then added them. I put some yogurt on top when serving it to help with the heat (I made mine pretty spicy). Great winter meal and super easy

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